How many egg-laying animals start with S?

29 of the 199 egg-laying animals in Icillion start with S, for example Snake, Spider and Squid.

What is the longest name among egg-laying animals that start with S?

The longest is “Snapping turtle” and the shortest is “Slug”.

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29 egg-laying animals start with S, from “Salamander” to “Swordfish”. Every one of them counts as an answer in Icillion.

S is the most common first letter in this list: 29 of the 199 egg-laying animals (15%).
Shortest: “Slug”. Longest: “Snapping turtle”.
9 names have more than one word.
5 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.

How many egg-laying animals start with S?: 29 of the 199 egg-laying animals in Icillion start with S, for example Snake, Spider and Squid.
What is the longest name among egg-laying animals that start with S?: The longest is “Snapping turtle” and the shortest is “Slug”.

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